Unlike most other states, Florida does not have a specific procedure to remove squatters. You can file an “unlawful detainer lawsuit.”
Although not required to do so, it is advisable for an individual intending to file an unlawful detainer lawsuit to provide the squatter with the notice of your intentions. This may compel the squatter to leave, and avoid the need to file an unlawful detainer lawsuit. The notice can contain for example: a verbal warning, as there is no requirement that th...
If a property doesn't sell at a tax deed auction in Florida, the person who holds the tax lien is the only one who can get the property. A tax deed sale is a public auction where the property is sold to the highest bidder. The person who bought the tax lien (the tax certificate holder) usually bids the amount they are owed, not actual cash. If no one else bids higher, they win the property.
If the tax lien holder doesn't want it, the property will be put on a List Of Lands Available for sa...
REO (Real Estate Owned) properties are those that have either gone through the foreclosure process and are now owned by the lender, usually a bank or financial institution or are pre-foreclosure and the bank has not completed the foreclosure sale process. Either way, the bank owns the property.
Foreclosures are properties the lender has taken back through the legal process due to the homeowner's inability to keep up with mortgage payments.
Pre-foreclosures are properties that ar...
There are two ways of doing this; let me give you the simplest. Sometimes, offering the occupants money to leave the property voluntarily (known as "cash for keys") can be a quicker and less costly solution than going through the formal eviction process. Offer them cash in exchange for leaving the property in good working condition, and additionally, if you want, offer to pay their moving costs, it depends on whether there is enough profit in the deal for you to do this; if you are keeping th...
